Swansea City
- Swansea City have won two, tied three and lost four of their nine home Championship games this season, conceding 1.67 goals per game on average.
- Swansea City have endured a horrific November and December to fall down to 21st in the Championship standings with 17 points from 18 games, one fewer point than Oxford United in 20th.
- Vitor Matos has the unenviable task of stopping a five-match losing streak when the Swans host Oxford United at Swansea.com Stadium on Saturday, but this Swansea City vs Oxford United prediction suggests a challenging contest awaits the home side.
Oxford United
- Oxford United have won only two of their nine Championship away games, scoring 10 times.
- Gary Rowett’s side have won 1, drawn two and lost two of their last five Championship matches, which makes the Swansea City vs Oxford United betting tips particularly intriguing for this matchup.
- Oxford’s new boss, appointed in December, has certainly got the message across that this is a survival mission and United are very tough to break down.
Head-to-Head
- Both teams have won one of their last three meetings with one draw.
- The last time these clubs met in May it finished 3-3 at Swansea’s ground.
Key Players
- United’s Will Lankshear is the leading marksman in their squad with five goals from 17 Championship games, making him their most reliable finisher.
- Swansea have Zan Vipotnik to fear with the Slovenian having notched seven times in 16 games, but the Welsh club have some other scoring threats with Ethan Galbraith bagging two goals in the last five games, accounting for nearly half of their recent scoring output.
Betting Insights
- The odds on the Swans are 2.0 for this game and it is hard to see how they are favored to beat an Oxford side at 3.82 who have been much more solid.
- Backing Both Teams To Score at 1.81 may be the best approach to take in this one as neither side have been able to keep many clean sheets recently, but the head-to-head record is evenly poised and the form of the two teams means it is very hard to split them, so our Swansea City vs Oxford United betting tips lean towards a balanced outcome.
Prediction
A draw could be likely, but given the way Swansea have been playing, it is also easy to see Oxford springing a surprise to extend their survival bid.
